Sherrie receives 5 times as many phone calls as Carrie, and Carrie receives 5 less calls than Mary. If the total number of combined calls for them was 68, how many calls did Carrie receive?

A. 9 calls

B. 14 calls

C. 19 calls

D. 45 calls

Question

Sherrie receives 5 times as many phone calls as Carrie, and Carrie receives 5 less calls than Mary. If the total number of combined calls for them was 68, how many calls did Carrie receive?
 
 A. 9 calls 
 
 B. 14 calls 
 
 C. 19 calls 
 
 D. 45 calls

anonymous · Answer

let carrie receive x calls.den sherrie will receive 5x calls nd mary will receive x+5 calls .addin dem up .v get 7x+5 which is equal 2 68 7x=63,x=9